Expungements of Pretrial Intervention cases in Foley, Baldwin County.

Jordan Copeland • October 28, 2020

Foley, Baldwin County Expungement Lawyer for Pretrial Intervention cases - Jordan M. Copeland, Attorney at Law.

Foley, Baldwin County Expungement Pretrial Intervention Cases

Expungements of Pretrial Intervention cases in Foley, AL are filed in the form of a petition for expungement in Baldwin County. Attorney, Jordan M. Copeland represents clients in petitions for expungement in Foley, AL that previously had a criminal case dismissed in Foley District or Municipal Court after successfully completing a court ordered, Pretrial Intervention or Diversion program. The District Court of Baldwin County in Foley and the City of Foley Municipal Court both have a version of a Pretrial Intervention program where certain criminal charges and defendants may qualify to enter the court ordered program and upon successful completion, the charge may be dismissed by the court. Other versions of similar programs in the District Court of Baldwin County in Foley may include: drug court program, mental health court program, diversion program, veteran's court, or other court-approved deferred prosecution program.

WHY DO YOU NEED AN EXPUNGEMENT AFTER YOUR PRETRIAL INTERVENTION CASE IN FOLEY, BALDWIN COUNTY?

Many people are unaware that if you are accepted into a pretrial intervention program with a court in Foley, AL and the case is dismissed after your successful competition, the record of the arrest will remain on your criminal background report with ALEA and the FBI unless your records of the arrest are expunged by the Circuit Court of Baldwin County. A common example our law firm deals with is the following: a potential client with little or no criminal history is charged with a non-violent felony, misdemeanor, or serious traffic violation, the potential client agrees to pretrial intervention and successfully completes a court referral office (CRO) program in Baldwin County. Thereafter, the case is dismissed by the court. The potential client thought that since the case was dismissed it would not be on his/her record when an employer pulled their criminal background report. However, the potential client applies for a new job, license, or certification in a career field only to find out that the record of the arrest is still reported. This is the purpose of seeking an expungement in Foley, Baldwin County – to have the records of the arrest wiped clean (expunged) to the extent of Alabama’s expungement law. The records that are expunged also include any Foley, Baldwin County mugshot photos, fingerprints, jail records, etc. under the Alabama expungement law.

HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MY PRETRIAL DIVERSION CASE IS ELIGIBLE FOR EXPUNGEMENT IN FOLEY, BALDWIN COUNTY?

Additionally, the period of time you must wait to be eligible to petition for an expungement in Foley, Baldwin County depends on the type of charge and the case disposition. For example, under Alabama’s current expungement law as of November of 2020, if you are charged with a non-violent felony that is dismissed by the court after the successful completion of a drug court program, mental health court program, diversion program, veteran's court, or any court-approved deferred prosecution program, you must wait at least one (1) year after the successful completion of the program for the case to be eligible to file a petition for expungement in Foley, Baldwin County. An exception to this one (1) year wait period is if your non-violent felony case is “dismissed with prejudice” by the court in Foley, Baldwin County – then your case is immediately eligible to petition for an expungement without any waiting period. Generally, to have your non-violent felony case “dismissed with prejudice” in Foley, Baldwin County your lawyer can file a motion with the court near or at the conclusion of your pretrial intervention program and specifically request that your case be “dismissed with prejudice” or the court will likely only dismiss or nolle pross the case. Whether a non-violent felony charge in Alabama is “dismissed with prejudice” is at the discretion of the court. It usually helps if the prosecutor does not oppose your case being “dismissed with prejudice”. Attorney, Jordan M. Copeland frequently represents clients at the conclusion of a court ordered, pretrial intervention program in Foley, Baldwin County in the process of specifically motioning the court to dismiss a case with prejudice in an effort to eliminate any wait time for then petitioning to expunge the records of the arrest.

YOU MUST SEEK AN EXPUNGEMENT IN BALDWIN COUNTY IF YOUR CASE WAS IN FOLEY OR ANY COURT IN BALDWIN COUNTY, NO MATTER WHERE YOU CURRENTLY RESIDE.

No matter in what state you currently reside, if you were previously charged with an eligible crime in Foley, Baldwin County, Alabama that was dismissed and want to have the arrest records expunged, you must file a petition for expungement with the Circuit Court of Baldwin County. Our law firm represents clients from across the Country in petitions for expungement of prior eligible arrests that were processed in Foley and every court in Baldwin County. During our representation, we can prepare and process your expungement without an office visit or without any court appearance, in the vast majority of cases. Attorney, Jordan M. Copeland is the lead attorney for our law firm’s Expungement & Pardon division. We prepare customized Petitions for Expungement for each client to maximize the positive factors the Circuit Court of Baldwin County may consider and provide the specific grounds, reasons for the client petitioning for an expungement and why it should be granted. No lawyer can make a guarantee regarding results under the rules that govern ethical conduct for attorneys licensed in Alabama. In our experience, we approach our petition for expungements in Foley, Baldwin County differently than most other law firms. We believe the customized, positive information including extra attached exhibits we build into each client’s petition for expungement helps to bolster each petition and provides maximum opportunity for a successful outcome for our clients.

FOLEY, BALDWIN COUNTY EXPUNGEMENT LAWYER, JORDAN M. COPELAND REPRESENTS LOCAL AND OUT OF STATE CLIENTS IN THE PETITION FOR EXPUNGEMENT PROCESS IN BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA.

If you previously had a non-violent felony or any misdemeanor dismissed after the successful completion of any pretrial intervention or other court ordered program in Foley or any court in Baldwin County, you may be eligible to seek an expungement of your arrest records. Feel free to contact Foley, Baldwin County Expungement Lawyer, Jordan M. Copeland to discuss legal representation.

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Our law firm is experienced in representing Licensed Professionals that have been arrested in Orange Beach, Alabama (and Baldwin County) through the process of seeking an expungement. Since Alabama first passed an expungement law in 2014, our law Firm has successfully represented hundreds of Licensed Professionals from across the United States seeking to have a prior arrest record expunged in the State of Alabama. If you are a Licensed Professional with a previous arrest in the Orange Beach, Alabama, we know negative career consequences can result. Our law Firm has successfully obtained expungements for Licensed Professionals in most every career field. Some of the positions considered to be Licensed Professionals include: Attorneys, Real Estate Agents and Brokers, Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), Engineers, Pharmacists, Registered Nurses (RNs), Medical Doctors (MDs), and Physician’s Assistants (PAs), Nurse Practitioners, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), amoung others. Many Licensed Professionals and future Licensed Professionals are unaware that even if your prior criminal charge in Alabama was dismissed or did not result in a conviction, the record of your arrest will remain on your criminal background report unless it is removed via an Order of Expungement from the proper Court in Alabama. As a Licensed Professional, even certain arrest records for violations and misdemeanors can have substantial negative impacts on licensing and career advancement. Our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Law Firm has successfully obtained expungements of prior Alabama arrests records for professionals in many types of drug and alcohol charges, including: Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Possession of Marijuana 1st and 2nd degree, Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession/Use of Drug Paraphernalia, Public Intoxication, among other crimes. Our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement lawyers have also obtained expungements for professionals previously arrest for many types of personal and property crimes in Alabama, including: Domestic Violence, 3rd degree, Harassment, Resisting Arrest, Theft of Property 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th degrees, Possession of a Forged Instrument, among many others. The proper jurisdiction to petition to expunge eligible, prior Alabama arrest records is the Alabama Circuit Court of the county where the original charge was pending. No matter in what state you reside, Licensed Professionals previously arrested in Baldwin County, Alabama must petition to expunge said arrest in Baldwin County, Alabama to clear their criminal background the best as legally possible (if your case is eligible). Expungements are the focus of our Orange Beach Alabama Expungement Lawyer, Jordan M. Copeland – clearing criminal records to the extent of Alabama law for his clients. If you are a Licensed Professional, no matter in what state you reside, if your prior arrest was in Orange Beach, Alabama or surrounding areas in Alabama, our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Law Firm can represent you remotely through the entire Petition for Expungement process without a visit to our law office. Our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Lawyer’s goal is to have the Circuit Court grant your Petition for Expungement without the necessity of a court hearing. Although a hearing is possible, from our experience a vast majority of our cases are not set for a hearing because of no objection from the District Attorney’s office. In Alabama even if your case is eligible for an expungement, the District Attorney’s office has forty-five (45) days after the petition is served to file any objection with the Court. Therefore, our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Law Firm prepares custom petitions for expungement detailing the positive factors of each client giving the Court the detailed grounds for and reasons each client is seeking an expungement order from the Court. Our goal is to bolster you petition for expungement with our custom supporting packets for each petition. If you are a Licensed Professional that has had a prior arrest in Orange Beach, Alabama, or surrounding areas, that record of arrest will remain on your criminal background report unless you are granted an Order of Expungement in Alabama. You need an experienced Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Lawyer to represent you through the legal process. Many Licensed Professionals across the USA that were previously arrested in Orange Beach, Alabama have already trusted our law firm to represent them through the petition for expungement process in Alabama. No attorney can ethically guarantee a result in any representation. Our experience and results in petitions for expungement representation in Alabama speaks for itself. Check out our Google Reviews on our Google Map Page titled “Orange Beach Criminal Defense Lawyer – J.M. Copeland”. For more information regarding your particular expungement eligibility, feel free to email us at: Jordan@OrangeBeachLawyer.com or call our office at: (251) 545-3637.
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